Austria vs Norway: Health spending per capita
Austria
6,921 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Norway
7,562 international-$ in 2020 prices
in 2025
Austria rank
5th
Norway rank
4th
Health spending per capita over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7,562 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,921 international-$ in 2020 prices in Austria, a difference of 641 international-$ in 2020 prices.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 5th and Norway ranks 4th of 59 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,694 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,280 international-$ in 2020 prices | 414.28 international-$ in 2020 prices | Austria |
| 1980s | 2,244 international-$ in 2020 prices | 1,939 international-$ in 2020 prices | 304.98 international-$ in 2020 prices | Austria |
| 1990s | 3,909 international-$ in 2020 prices | 2,968 international-$ in 2020 prices | 941.15 international-$ in 2020 prices | Austria |
| 2000s | 5,164 international-$ in 2020 prices | 4,863 international-$ in 2020 prices | 301.22 international-$ in 2020 prices | Austria |
| 2010s | 5,938 international-$ in 2020 prices | 6,436 international-$ in 2020 prices | 497.44 international-$ in 2020 prices | Norway |
| 2020s | 6,671 international-$ in 2020 prices | 7,508 international-$ in 2020 prices | 836.39 international-$ in 2020 prices | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending per capita, Austria or Norway?
- Norway, at 7,562 international-$ in 2020 prices against 6,921 international-$ in 2020 prices in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in health spending per capita between Austria and Norway?
- 641 international-$ in 2020 prices, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for health spending per capita?
- Austria ranks 5th and Norway ranks 4th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Health expenditure in total divided by population.